Pennsylvania State Police gave an update on their search for the trooper ambush fugitive Eric Frein in Northeast Pennsylvania. Frein has been managing to allude authorities since the attack at the Blooming Grove barracks on September 12th. Today, Lt. Col. George Bivens read from a journal they found. It described the shots Frein took at State Police Cpl. Byron Dickson and Trooper Alex Douglass that night. "Friday September 12, got a shot around 11 p.m. and took it. He dropped. I was... Read More

Set your alarms early on Wednesday if you want to catch a rare 'blood moon' lunar eclipse just before dawn. The moon will appear to have a dark reddish hue due to the small amount of sunlight that bends around the Earth's atmosphere like a sunset. Earth's shadow will begin to pass over the full moon at 4:15 a.m. It will cover the moon at 6:15 a.m. and last for 59 minutes. However, the moon will set before the entire eclipse is complete. Moonset is 7:09 a.m. and sunrise is 7:04 a.m. Read More

A Widener University student is under arrest after the campus was put on alert this morning following a threat posted to social media. The message was anonymously posted around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on the Yik Yak app. The student said he wanted to shoot everyone he hates because they "bully me every single day." He also referenced other mass shootings, including Columbine. Another student who saw the message notified campus officials. Chester Police were able to track down the suspect by... Read More

Philadephia Police currently have a person-of-interest in custody in connection with a sexual assault and robbery of a woman in Chinatown on Sunday morning. It happened at 8 a.m. inside an art gallery in the 100 block of N. 9th Street. The 45-year-old victim had just entered her studio when the suspect came in through the front and forced her into the office. He struck her on the head with a metal object, chocked her, and sexually assaulted her. She offered him money to stop but the... Read More

On the first real cool night of autumn in Philadelphia, the Splatter Analysis Tour pulled into Johnny Brenda's on Saturday night. The Sold Out show was comprised of a mix of passionate fans of each of the night's acts ready to see a rock show and hear their favorite band play in the intimate setting. Needless-to-say there was plenty of singing along and request shout-outs.

Eternal Summers from Roanoke, VA, took the stage first. Singer/guitarist Nicole Yun is powerful on guitar,... Read More

Pumpkins can breath easier this year, though not to delight of thousands of participants at the annual World Championship Punkin Chunkin. This year's 28th Annual event scheduled to be held in Kent County, DE, Oct. 24-26 is being postponed until next year on Nov. 6-8, 2015. The event was previously held on a farm in nearby Sussex County for years but that property became no longer available. Organizers planned to move it to the grounds of the Dover International Speedway where Firefly... Read More

A "Real Housewives of New Jersey" couple is now headed to federal prison after their sentencing hearing in Newark on Thursday. Teresa Giudice was sentenced to 15 months behind bars. Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice, her husband, will serve 41 months in prison. They will also have to pay $414,000 in restitution. The judge will allow Teresa to serve her term first so Joe can stay home with their four children. The couple pled guilty in March to hiding assets from bankruptcy creditors and submitting... Read More

The investigation continues into the accidental shooting of a Pennsylvania State trooper at a Montgomery County training facility on Tuesday. 26-year-old Trooper David Kedra was shot in the chest yesterday afternoon by a police firearms instructor during a training exercise. Kendra had been assigned to Troop K of the Skippack Barracks and resided in East Coventry Township, Chester County. He was a 2006 graduate of Roman Catholic and got a degree in criminology from Temple in 2010 before... Read More

Philadelphia's new $2-per-pack cigarette tax starts on October 1st. Officials are hoping that the new tax will bring in tens of millions of dollars in 'new' money for the budget weary Philadelphia School District. It will have to be put into practice to be seen but the new tax could affect smoker's habits in large enough ways that cut into its expected collections. Will you smoke less or be likely to quit due to the new cost of a pack? How about traveling to the nearest suburban Wawa to... Read More

State Police searching for a man accused of ambushing troopers outside their barracks earlier this month have found two pipe bombs in the Pennsylvania woods on Tuesday. Lt. Col. George Bivens said the bombs were not deployed but were fully functional with trip wires and fuses and capable of significant damage. 31-year-old Eric Frein has been on the run since killing one trooper and wounded another outside the Blooming Grove barracks on September 12th. Authorities have been on the manhunt... Read More

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